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Canadian figure skater From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Diane Mae[1] Ogibowski (born June 19, 1965)[2] is a Canadian former competitive figure skater. She placed 6th at the 1981 World Junior Championships, held in December 1980 in London, Ontario. The following season, she won two senior international medals – silver at the 1981 Karl Schäfer Memorial[3] and bronze at the 1981 Ennia Challenge Cup.[4] At the Canadian Championships, she won the novice ladies' title in 1980 and became the junior champion the next year.[5] She was a member of the Brandon Figure Skating Club in Brandon, Manitoba,[1] and won the Brandon Sun's 1981 Krug Crawford Award.[6]
Diane Ogibowski | |
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Full name | Diane Mae Ogibowski |
Other names | Hextall |
Born | Minnedosa, Manitoba, Canada | June 19, 1965
Hometown | Minnedosa, Manitoba, Canada |
Figure skating career | |
Country | Canada |
Coach | Trudy Hickling |
Skating club | Minnedosa & Brandon FSC |
Began skating | 1975 (age 10) in Minnedosa |
Retired | c. 1985 |
Ogibowski grew up on a farm northeast of Basswood, Manitoba.[7] She married Canadian ice hockey player Ron Hextall and gave birth to their first child, Kristin, in 1986.[8] Their other children are named Brett, Rebecca, and Jeffrey.[9]
International[3][4] | ||||||
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Event | 79–80 | 80–81 | 81–82 | 82–83 | 83–84 | 84–85 |
Ennia Challenge | 3rd | |||||
NHK Trophy | 8th | |||||
Prague Skate | 4th | |||||
Schäfer Memorial | 2nd | |||||
Skate Canada | 7th | |||||
International: Junior | ||||||
World Junior Champ. | 6th | |||||
National[5] | ||||||
Canadian Champ. | 1st N | 1st J | ||||
Levels: N = Novice; J = Junior |
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